𝙠𝙣𝙮, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙

06. Hurt

[name] shifted in her sleep as the sunlight shone directly onto her face. She slowly opened her lavender eyes in response and turned over, trying to avoid the sunlight as she wanted to sleep a little more. She then heard the sound of a particular Wind Hashira who was training in the backyard of the estate they resided in together.

"How long have I been hearing this?" [name] whispered to herself as she soon sat up. Her black hair was a little messy from the top as it reaches the end, fading into a grayish-violet. [name] then yawned a little as she covered her mouth and soon stood up. Walking out of her room as she walked along the patio, her lavender eyes laid upon her personal bodyguard.

None other than the ever hot-tempered, violent-natures, Wind Hashira, Shinazugawa Sanemi.

Sanemi then stopped swinging the wooden sword and turned to look. His pale purple eyes widened then as he realized [name] had woken up. Dropping the wooden sword, he quickly went up to her and knelt before her.

A gesture he would always do even though a year had passed ever since the day he became her bodyguard.

"Good morning, [name]-sama," he spoke out and then looked up, staring into [name]'s lavender eyes as she gently raised her hands up and rubbed them. He then stood up and grabbed hold of her wrist gently, pulling her hands away from her eyes.

"It is not good to be rubbing your eyes," he spoke out, and [name] could only then blink her eyes in response as she was trying to get the dirt out of her lavender eyes. He then smiled as he gently placed his finger, one on the top eyelid, and the other beneath and blow into her eye, trying to get the dirt out.

"Are you not tired of always seeing me every day?" she mumbled out, and Sanemi could only chuckle then.

"Why would I be? I'm your personal bodyguard. How can I be getting tired of looking at you every day?" he asked, and [name] hummed in response then as Sanemi gently placed his rough hand on her head and ruffled her hair.

An action he dared to do after living with [name] for the first few months.

"I want ohagi..." she mumbled out, and Sanemi chuckled then as he went over to the side where he had placed a plate of ohagi down for him to snack on when he was taking a break from training, only to bring it over and handed it to [name].

He smiled as he looked at [name]'s lavender eyes opening properly as she smelt the scent of ohagi. A small smile appearing on her lips then and she looked up to Sanemi who had brought the plate away.

"Did you wash up, [name]-sama?" he asked, and [name] shook her head with a slight pout on her face. Sanemi then chuckled then as he grabbed hold of [name]'s hand in his and tugged her along, bringing her to the warm bath that he had prepared for her.

"After washing up, then you'll get to eat," he then ushered [name] into the bathroom and proceeded to shut the door. [name] then smiled a little then as she discarded the clothes off her body and proceeded to soak into the warm bath.

Sanemi could only chuckle then as he sat in his room which was the closest to the bathing area. A smile graced upon his lips then as he looked at the plate of ohagi that was before him. He then looked at the hand that [name] often held, and he couldn't help but continue to smile.

A year had passed just like that. The duo's bonds were getting stronger, even Oyakata-sama had to admit to it. They became inseparable, which was what most people were saying about them. They have both learned about one another's habits, and accustomed to it.

And he knew [name], was utterly grateful for him. Because Sanemi was willing to treat her as normal as possible.

"Nemi...?" [name] mumbled out as she came out from the bathing area and Sanemi turned. He watched as [name] came and sat down beside him, whereas he turned his body a little and started to dry her hair.